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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… President, Suriname), Judith Torres (Ministry of Housing, Land Planning and Environment, Uruguay), Luis Chinchay … (Art. 7) Emissions to air (Art. 8) Releases to water and land (Art. 9) Environmentally sound interim storage of … health promotion,in order to minimize the need for dental restoration, promotion of the use of cost –effective and …
25 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Briefing Note 2: Wetlands and water storage: current and future trends and issues

… Some countries such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are buying land for food production in other countries (e.g., Su- dan, … areas, groundwater storage may become non-renewable. Major land use change can also affect large scale atmospheric … Riddington, R. 2003. Hy- drological impacts of floodplain restoration: a case study of the river Cherwell, UK. …
25 May 2026 Document

Marine litter legislation: a toolkit for policy makers

… 13 3. Laws Governing the Production and Use of Land-Based Materials Causing Marine Litter … into the Marine Environment ..................38 4.1 Land-Based Waste Disposal Requirements … (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey and Office of Response and Restoration surveyed and mapped the Gulf coast area and …
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Pastoralism and the Green Economy - a natural nexus?

… recognition of sustainable pastoralism as a viable land management option for the world’s rangelands. vi vii … natural capital across a quarter of the world’s land area, although in many developing countries this … that improved rangeland productivity and grassland restoration would mean that herd sizes could increase to …
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Nexus Governance: Harnessing contending forces at work

… between water, energy and food (or the management of land for food, fodder, and fuel production) – the nexus – has … of Sussex, UK. • Tira Foran, Research Scientist, CSIRO Land and Water, Canberra, Australia. • Stephen Biggs, … with the project began long after its completion with the restoration of multiparty democracy and the ability of the …
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Negotiate: reaching agreement over water

… known as a ‘fugitive’ resource: that means that – unlike land, food, trees, minerals or even people – when left alone … Cape York The MSP of CYPLUS (Cape York Peninsula Land Use Strategy) was born in the 1990s after 20 years of … 1994 DRPC) could lead to activities directed at floodplain restoration and protection of fish spawning habitat in the …
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Towards sustainable fisheries law: a comparative analysis

… beyond MSY would naturally prevent the maintenance or restoration of populations ‘at levels which can produce the … 32 The Indonesians call their homeland Tanah Air Kita (Our Land and Water). It is made up of 18,108 islands (based on … of Madura and Bali, accounts for around 7% of Indonesia’s land area, but is populated by 59.5% of the total population. …
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Protecting coastal and marine environments from mining waste

… reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities; ALSO NOTING Aichi Biodiversity Target … waste, whether old or recent, whilst ensuring that this restoration process does not affect the environment, human … and Protocol; TROUBLED that dumping of mining waste from land with potential significant harmful effects through …
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A Global Register of Competences for Protected Area Practitioners

… global coverage of protected areas approaches 20% of the land surface and 10% of the sea surface, more and more … community members, NGO personnel, volunteers and private land owners. ● Helping to secure official recognition for … plans and activities for ecosystem/habitat conservation, restoration and rehabilitation. ● Identifying ecosystems, …
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Concepts for Industry Co-Regulation of Bio-fuel Weeds

… methods to price and allocate risk and to fund control and restoration, then the costs to the public could be high. This … and ecological service values from the contaminated land; (2) additional costs to ‘innocent’ land users, by loss of production, contamination of produce, …
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